Cost of living comparison

Gdynia, Poland

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Ottawa vs. Gdynia Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 86.1% more expensive than Gdynia.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 94.2% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.0% more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ottawa are more expensive than in Gdynia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Gdynia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Gdynia, you would:

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.66 PLN32.58	$17.96 CA$24.86	+107.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 PLN29.33	$10.78 CA$14.92	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 PLN6.92	$2.17 CA$3.00	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 PLN4.42	$1.53 CA$2.12	+30.2%
Average			+48.5%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 PLN4.03	$2.65 CA$3.67	+147.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 PLN16.15	$6.28 CA$8.69	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.64 PLN13.70	$9.92 CA$13.74	+172.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.15 PLN11.84	$3.31 CA$4.59	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 PLN11.61	$5.89 CA$8.15	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.84	$1.93 CA$2.68	+295.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 PLN2.77	$0.64 CA$0.88	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 PLN2.64	$1.44 CA$2.00	+105.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 PLN4.75	$1.69 CA$2.34	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.41	$1.20 CA$1.66	+220.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PLN2.22	$1.31 CA$1.81	+121.7%
Average			+111.4%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 PLN22.90	$4.15 CA$5.74	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.09 PLN105.67	$92.50 CA$128.04	+229.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,830.50 PLN115,991.50	$24,412.64 CA$33,790.41	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.17 PLN30.72	$18.80 CA$26.02	+130.2%
Average			+76.8%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.2% more for housing

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.17 PLN53.30	$50.21 CA$69.50	+254.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$822.79 PLN3,095.53	$1,425.51 CA$1,973.10	+73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$643.38 PLN2,420.56	$1,269.57 CA$1,757.25	+97.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$252.67 PLN950.61	$131.33 CA$181.78	-48.0%
Average			+94.2%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.44 PLN1,303.38	$999.72 CA$1,383.75	+188.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,384.36 PLN24,019.43	$19,936.07 CA$27,594.24	+212.3%
Average			+200.4%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of childcare

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pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 PLN12.10	$5.75 CA$7.96	+78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 PLN12.10	$3.71 CA$5.14	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.75 PLN17.87	$12.93 CA$17.90	+172.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.44 PLN129.56	$46.27 CA$64.04	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.98 PLN26.25	$10.78 CA$14.92	+54.4%
Average			+71.0%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Gdynia	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.20 PLN339.34	$57.20 CA$79.17	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.05 PLN146.91	$44.39 CA$61.44	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.29 PLN411.19	$97.78 CA$135.34	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.49 PLN310.33	$110.86 CA$153.44	+34.4%
Average			+0.2%

Gdynia vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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